Four ATC Titans Players Sign with Four Year Colleges

April 22, 2011 - Four Albany Technical College Titans players signed to play with four-year colleges during a signing ceremony held today, April 22, 2011, at 10:30am. Players included Duran Blue, Michael Cofield, Tyrell Johnson, and Justin Wilcox.

Duran Blue has played guard for the Titans for two years. He came to Albany Tech from Bronx, New York and was a marketing management major. Blue will go on to play for Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. A Troup County native, Michael Cofield has played forward for the Titans for two years. He was a law enforcement technology major and will go on to play for Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama.

Tyrell Johnson came to play as a forward for the Titans two years ago from Jacksonville, Florida. A marketing management major, Johnson will go on to play for Albany State University. Justin Wilcox, a native of Staten Island, New York, has played for a guard for the Titans for two years. A marketing management major, Wilcox will also go on to play for Albany State University.

“When we started the basketball program here at Albany Tech, the plan was for the players to start here and continue on with a four-year college or university,” said Sylvester Patterson, men’s head coach for the Titans. “The fact that other colleges and universities are seeing the talent we see in our players makes this program asuccess.”

The Albany Tech Titans men’s team was started in 2008 and continues to grow and provide an outlet for students to play basketball while attending Albany Tech. The basketball program is a part of the Georgia Junior College Athletics Association (GJCAA).